Hon. Margaret L. Oldendorf
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   7.5 - 10 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 1 rating(s)


General Rating Criteria

* Temp. Temperament (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Sch. Scholarship (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Indu. Industriousness (1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Comp. Ability to Handle Complex Litigation (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punct. Punctuality (1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* Ab-Pr. General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* Ab-Tr. General Ability as a Trial Judge (1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flex Flexibility In Scheduling (1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)
    

Criminal Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Ev-Cr. Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation (1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Bail General Inclination Regarding Bail (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Plea Involvement in Plea Discussions (1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
Inc.-Pr. General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
Inc.-Tr. General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
Inc.-S. General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage (1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)


Civil Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Ev-Cv. Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation (1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Settle Involvement in Settlement Discussions (1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
Inc. General Inclination (1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)
    
  

General Rating Criteria

Criminal Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

Civil Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDate*Temp.*Sch.*Indu.*Comp.*Punct.*Ab-Pr.*Ab-Tr.Flex
Civil Litigation - Private11953207/17/2023        
Civil Litigation - Private7950511/27/20191010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private6574802/24/20191010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer6574702/24/20191010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private5213310/13/20171010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer3931612/04/201566  55  
Criminal Defense Lawyer3733209/02/2015        
Criminal Defense Lawyer3707308/23/2015        
Criminal Defense Lawyer2477801/04/2014        
Criminal Defense Lawyer1695708/21/2012        
Civil Litigation - Private1021203/21/20115252 838
Civil Litigation - Private724407/08/20101069 9  8
Civil Litigation - Private177903/16/20081099  9  
Criminal Defense Lawyer177203/15/20081089 69810
Category Average  9.07.99.08.48.68.98.59.4
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
119532      
79505      
65748      
65747      
52133      
393163959  
37332      
37073      
24778      
16957      
10212      
7244      
1779      
1772      
 3.09.05.09.0  
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1195321  1.0
7950510101010.0
6574810  10.0
6574710  10.0
5213310101010.0
39316   5.0
37332   0.0
37073   0.0
24778   0.0
16957   0.0
102122393.9
72446 68.0
17799 59.2
17729848.4
 7.47.87.35.4

Only items marked with (*) are averaged into the displayed overall rating.

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other10419704/17/2022277711.0Read Comment
Other5120108/21/20172777  Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0